Peter Paul Rubens

(Flemish, 1577–1640)

Peter Paul Rubens was a renowned Flemish artist considered one of the foremost Baroque painters in art history. He is best remembered for his buxom nudes rendered in lush brushstrokes and set amidst swirling compositions. “I paint a woman's big rounded buttocks so that I want to reach out and stroke the dimpled flesh,” the artist once said. Born on June 28, 1577 in Seigen, Westphalia (present-day Germany), he began his artistic apprenticeship with Tobias Verhaecht in Antwerp. He spend the next eight years studying the works of Titian, Tintoretto, and Michelangelo in both Spain and Italy. The young artist received many prestigious portrait commissions, among them his famous Marchesa Brigida Spinola-Doria (1604), in which he depicted the young monarch wearing an intricately detailed neck ruff. After moving back to Antwerp in 1608, Rubens was appointed as the court painter of Archduke Albert and shortly thereafter completed one his most acclaimed works Raising of the Cross (1610), which brought widespread fame. In the years that followed, he acted as important diplomat between the Catholic southern Netherlands and the Protestants in the north of the country. Rubens died on May 30, 1640 in Antwerp, Belgium. Today, his works are held in the collections of Louvre Museum in Paris, the Mauritshuis Royal Picture Gallery in The Hague, the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, the Prado Museum in Madrid, and the National Gallery in London, among several others.

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The Massacre of the Innocents, 1609 - 1611
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Aurora en Cephalus - Aurore et Céphale, 1636

Peter Paul Rubens

Aurora en Cephalus - Aurore et Céphale, 1636

Sale Date: December 12, 2009

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Diana returning from the hunt

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Diana returning from the hunt

Sale Date: December 16, 2009

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Nymph and Satyr

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Nymph and Satyr

Sale Date: December 9, 2009

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The family of the celebrated Charles, Duke of...

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

The family of the celebrated Charles, Duke of...

Sale Date: December 8, 2009

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Puttos

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Sale Date: November 25, 2009

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Kristi begråtande

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Kristi begråtande

Sale Date: November 25, 2009

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Korsfästelsen

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Korsfästelsen

Sale Date: November 26, 2009

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Maria Magdalena sörjande vid korset

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Maria Magdalena sörjande vid korset

Sale Date: November 26, 2009

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Deposizione nel Sepolcro

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Deposizione nel Sepolcro

Sale Date: November 19, 2009

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Der Tod des Hl. Antonius des Einsiedlers

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Der Tod des Hl. Antonius des Einsiedlers

Sale Date: November 17, 2009

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Madonna and Child

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Madonna and Child

Sale Date: October 29, 2009

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Portrait of a man, head and shoulders,...

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Portrait of a man, head and shoulders,...

Sale Date: October 29, 2009

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The Abduction of Proserpine

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The Abduction of Proserpine

Sale Date: October 28, 2009

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Le Triomphe de Neptune, 1600–1699

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Le Triomphe de Neptune, 1600–1699

Sale Date: October 11, 2009

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Die Flucht nach Ägypten

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Die Flucht nach Ägypten

Sale Date: October 21, 2009

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A statue of Ceres in a Niche

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A statue of Ceres in a Niche

Sale Date: October 28, 2009

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Porträts der Söhne Peter Paul Rubens, Albert , 1906

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Porträts der Söhne Peter Paul Rubens, Albert , 1906

Sale Date: October 8, 2009

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The Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John

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The Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John

Sale Date: October 13, 2009

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Das Urteil des Paris

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Das Urteil des Paris

Sale Date: October 6, 2009

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Maria mit dem Kind, 1577

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Maria mit dem Kind, 1577

Sale Date: September 18, 2009

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Double portrait of Lamoral, Count of Egmont,...

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Double portrait of Lamoral, Count of Egmont,...

Sale Date: September 29, 2009

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The Assumption of the Virgin

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The Assumption of the Virgin

Sale Date: September 22, 2009

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Procession of children (+ Procession of children

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Procession of children (+ Procession of children

Sale Date: September 10, 2009

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An Album of

Peter Paul Rubens

Sale Date: July 2, 2009

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